Poh Lee Tan served as managing partner of the Firm's Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Vietnam offices from November 2010 till October 2012. Poh Lee has also held a number of other significant Firm management roles, including being a member of the Firm’s Global Executive Committee and also served as the Chairman of the Firm’s Asia Pacific Regional Council. She has been consistently named a leading lawyer in Hong Kong by various legal directories — including Chambers Global, Asia Pacific Legal 500 Directory, PLC Which Lawyer? and Chambers Asia. She is admitted to practice in England and Wales, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, as well as in other jurisdictions.

Practice Focus

Ms. Tan focuses on M&A and PE transactions in the Asia-Pacific region, with particular emphasis on the TMT sector. She has advised and structured transactions in various countries in the region, including Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, England and Korea. Ms. Tan is also highly experienced in representing foreign companies seeking to invest in Asia, particularly in Hong Kong and China.

Representative Legal Matters

• Acting for a PRC company in an acquisition of the manufacturing assets, intellectual property and R&D capability from a UK based seller including the establishment of a joint venture in the PRC, with a total investment of over USD2 billion.
• Acting for a US listed company in the purchase of an interest in a joint venture in the PRC in the technology sector.
• Acting for an Indian conglomerate in an acquisition of interests in the steel industry in China.

Admission

Singapore (1991)
High Court of Australia~Australia (1990)
Australian Capital Territory~Australia (1990)
Hong Kong (1986)
England & Wales (non-practicing)~United Kingdom (1985)

Education

Cambridge University, Queens' College  (LL.M.) (1982)
School of Economics  (LL.B.) (1980)

从2010年11月至2011年10月，陈宝莉律师曾担任本所香港、北京、上海和越南办事处的管理合伙人。陈律师也曾担任过本所其他一些重要的管理职务，其中包括了全球执行委员会委员，以及本所亚太地区委员会主席。她曾多次被业内主要的律师名录评为香港的一流律师— 这些名录包括《钱伯斯全球》、《亚太法律500强》、《PLC律师年鉴》和《钱伯斯亚洲》等 。陈律师具有在英格兰和威尔士、香港、澳大利亚、新加坡以及其他辖区的执业资格。

执业重点

陈律师的执业重点是就整个亚太地区的并购和私募股权交易提供法律咨询，尤其是在技术、媒体、电信领域。陈律师曾就泰国、菲律宾、马来西亚、印度尼西亚、香港、中国大陆、英国和韩国的交易提供法律咨询和设计他们交易的结构。陈律师在代表外国公司寻求亚洲（尤其是香港和中国大陆）的投资机会方面拥有丰富的经验。

代表性案例

• 就一家中国公司以超过20亿美元的总投资额收购一个位于英国卖方的制造资产、知识产权和研发技术（包括在中国设立一家合营企业）的交易担任该中国公司的代理律师。
• 就一家美国上市公司购买中国技术领域的一家合营企业的股权担任该美国公司的代理律师。
• 就一家印度联合大企业收购中国钢铁企业的股权的交易担任该印度企业的代理律师。

语言能力

• 中文
• 英语
• 马来语

执业资格

新加坡（1991年）
澳大利亚首都地区（1990年）
澳大利亚高等法院（1990年）
香港（1986年）
英国英格兰和威尔士（非执业）（1985年）

教育背景

剑桥大学王后学院（法学硕士）（1982年）
伦敦政治经济学院（法学学士）（1980年）